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Episode 26 - Part Two - Domestic Violence Awareness Month — October - When Fear Becomes Your Normal: What Happens When You Live in Survival Mode?
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses domestic violence, coercive control, emotional abuse, fear, trauma and the psychological effects of living in an unsafe relationship. Please listen when you feel ready, and take care of yourself if anything feels overwhelming.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this is Part Two of our conversation about power, control, fear and survival. In this episode of Beneath the Scars with Zoe, we explore the science of the brain’s threat response, hypervigilance, learned helplessness and the lasting effects of living with fear.
Drawing on research…
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